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1,786 Posts by positscience
Babies’ Hunger to Learn Shows a ‘Goldilocks Effect’
nytimes.com/2012/05/29/science/babies-hunger-to-learn-shows-a-goldilocks-effect.html
Babies learn by seeking out situations that are just right - not too simple and not too complex - http://t.co/ousoiRKv - good advice for...
The Self Illusion: An Interview With Bruce Hood | Wired Science | Wired.com
wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/the-self-illusion-an-interview-with-bruce-hood/
Fascinating interview from @jonahlehrer about about the how the brain constructs the idea of the self - http://t.co/rjlU1Dtr
Vaughan Bell: the trouble with brain scans
guardian.co.uk/science/2012/may/27/brain-scans-flaws-vaughan-bell
See how brain scans of a dead salmon have raised questions about brain imaging data http://t.co/LboQ6KrV (HT @neuropsychblog)
This optical illusion can trick the eyes of almost all living things
io9.com/5912216/this-optical-illusion-can-trick-the-eyes-of-almost-all-living-things
How a common visual illusion might explain why moths fly towards lights - http://t.co/glz251yc
Anesthesia unlocks a more primitive level of consciousness
io9.com/5899228/anesthesia-unlocks-a-more-primitive-level-of-consciousness
Waking up from anesthesia puts your brain in a "more primitive level of consciousness" - http://t.co/FC6NxV6a
Clothes and Self-Perception
nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/clothes-and-self-perception.html
Next time you want to pay attention carefully, wear a doctor's white coat - but not a painter's
How Immersion Helps to Learn a New Language
nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/how-immersion-helps-to-learn-a-new-language.html
Perhaps adults can learn new languages as fluently as native speakers? A very early study - http://t.co/dDWuf7WB
What 'Brain Food' Actually Does for Your Brain
lifehacker.com/5899379/what-brain-food-actually-does-for-your-brain
A great article on what brain food does in your brain - fish, walnuts, and grazing are all good - http://t.co/GJkXmQjU
'Guitar Zero' - Music at Middle Age: Forum | KQED Public Media for Northern CA
kqed.org/a/forum/R201202271000
great podcast from @kqed - http://t.co/s6IKLupz Dr. Gary Marcus on how brain plasticity factors into learning to play music in middle age
Computer Program Helps Retrain Brains Of People With Schizophrenia | CommonHealth
commonhealth.wbur.org/2012/02/computer-program-helps-retrain-brains-in-schizophrenia/
Thanks! Exciting news. RT @recoveringbrain Love the Posit Science Tools http://t.co/UHsqjvYz
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